Global Patent Index - EP 0366755 A4

EP 0366755 A4 19910925 - ELECTRICAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPELLING THE EXTRUDED EJECTION OF HIGH-VELOCITY MATERIAL JETS

Title (en)

ELECTRICAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPELLING THE EXTRUDED EJECTION OF HIGH-VELOCITY MATERIAL JETS

Publication

EP 0366755 A4 19910925 (EN)

Application

EP 89905272 A 19890414

Priority

US 18699288 A 19880427

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO8910624A1] A method and apparatus (10, 40) for producing high-velocity material jets is provided. An electric current pulse generator (14, 42) is attached to an end of a coaxial two-conductor transmission line (16, 44) having an outer cylindrical conductor (18), an inner cylindrical conductor (20), and a solid plastic or ceramic insulator (21) therebetween. A coaxial, thin-walled metal structure (22, 30) is conductively joined to the two conductors (18, 20) of the transmission line (16, 44). An electrical current pulse applies magnetic pressure to and possibly explosively vaporizes metal structure (22), thereby collapsing it and impelling the extruded ejection of a high-velocity material jet therefrom. The jet is comprised of the metal of the structure (22), together with the material that comprises any covering layers (32, 34) disposed on the structure. An electric current pulse generator of the explosively driven magnetic flux compression type or variety (42) may be advantageously used in the practice of this invention.

IPC 1-7

H01J 7/26

IPC 8 full level

F42B 1/02 (2006.01); H05H 1/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H05H 1/52 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 8910624 A1 19891102; CA 1313568 C 19930209; EP 0366755 A1 19900509; EP 0366755 A4 19910925; JP H02504183 A 19901129; US 4888522 A 19891219

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 8901500 W 19890414; CA 597739 A 19890425; EP 89905272 A 19890414; JP 50502889 A 19890414; US 18699288 A 19880427